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Meanings of go to waste in English

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Usage of go to waste in English
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Gerry Adams isn't one to let a good crisis go to waste.
The Irish Times
2
Kirk, if it's a good idea, why let it go to waste?
The unincorporated man
3
But the cabbage-soup must not go to waste; for it is salted
A Reckless Character, and Other Stories
4
I don't think he wanted to let that effort go to waste.
Shatter Me
5
Unwilling to let his work go to waste, he kept showing up.
Wired
6
Elizabeth Hurley isn't one to let a gorgeous outfit go to waste.
News.com.au
7
Terrabytes of stock photos of forlorn Muslim women will go to waste.
The Guardian
8
It would be a shame to let that skill go to waste.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
9
They'll not let good land go to waste for very long.
The red door
10
And as we would soon learn, that crisis would not go to waste.
The Guardian
11
That the Walker is sure you won't let the work go to waste.
Surrender to the will of the night
12
A cynic might say that no crisis should go to waste.
Independent.ie
13
I hope all your education and experience don't go to waste, concludes Dad.
The Guardian
14
Besides, it was necessary not to let it go to waste.
Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, par...
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I realised that I just couldn't let that go to waste.
The Guardian
16
Wabeda always hated to see a good thing go to waste.
Indian Boyhood
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Ireland
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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